One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

Are they really that trusting of Giger?

Crane's mind was still very sharp; she had already begun to speculate that it was very likely that when Gigg woke up in Mary Geoise and met the Five Elders, his request was to become the Fleet Admiral.

The Five Elders, however, were wary of Giger but also had to consider his influence within the Navy. Ultimately, they compromised: Giger would temporarily relinquish his position as a Navy Admiral, and in exchange, the World Government would agree to appoint Giger as one of the three Admirals.

The more Tsuru thought about it, the more he realized it made sense. Although the World Government's actions had strengthened Gigg's power within the Navy, at least they had stabilized Gigg for the time being, which would buy them some time to maneuver.

It must be said that Crane truly deserves the title of "Grand Advisor." From the perspective of the Five Elders and other high-ranking figures, her speculations are quite reasonable.

However, her entire set of speculations can only be described as completely wrong.

Because she was missing the most crucial piece of information: Giger was a Celestial Dragon.

This means that, in a sense, Gigg and the Five Elders are "family"!

Moreover, when Giger met the Five Elders, he never mentioned wanting to be a marshal; it was the Five Elders who brought it up on his own initiative.

As for whether Gigg agreed or not...

Sengoku glanced at the corner of a document peeking out from Giger's arms. He seemed to realize something, took a deep breath, and said...

"Gig, you have another document, right? Do you need me to read it aloud?"

Giger glanced down, then tucked the corner back in, chuckled, and said something that left everyone puzzled.

"It's just a piece of waste paper; now is not the time."

Chapter 265 The Death of the Celestial Dragons

(I forgot to mention earlier that Zephyr has voluntarily stepped down from his position as general due to his age, and his current position is head instructor.)

After the meeting, news of Admiral Black Dragon's return spread throughout Marineford.

Along with this, there was another major piece of news: three more admirals were added to the navy!

One of them is a female general!

Many new recruits to the Navy were still unfamiliar with Lucia, but with the introduction of some veterans, they learned about Lucia's background, that is, the Nightingale Admiral.

It can be said that Nightingale was involved in almost every epic battle of the legendary general Black Dragon.

Despite being a woman, her strength is terrifying. After her return, Momousagi Gion, who was originally a candidate for admiral and the leader of the female naval commanders, directly admitted that her strength was far inferior to Lucia's, and that Lucia's admiral rank was well-deserved.

When this news reached the Navy, the world was instantly in an uproar.

Those familiar with Giger's style know that his return means the world is about to change!

The naval admiral Black Dragon, who once dominated an era, has returned!

Dressrosa, the King's Heights

Doflamingo, trembling, held a newspaper and muttered to himself.

"Lord Giger, you're finally back!"

Violet, who had never seen Doflamingo so out of control before, couldn't help but ask,

"Dover, what did you just say?"

Doflamingo's body stiffened, and he immediately stuffed the newspaper into his pocket, glanced at Violet, and said indifferently,

"Nothing much. Is there any news from Kaido again?"

Violet suppressed her curiosity and said,

“He sent Drought Jack over a few days ago, saying he was very dissatisfied with the speed of our SMILE supply and wanted us to provide more.”

Doflamingo snorted coldly upon hearing this and said,

"I'm afraid it's not just because of SMILE. He simply wants my Darkseid family to submit to his Beasts Pirates."

After saying that, Doflamingo ignored Violet and walked alone to the balcony, looking down at Dressrosa below, and sneered.

"Fufufufufu... You mere Four Emperors dare to make me submit? Don't be ridiculous!"

......

Marineford

Giger was resting his cheek on one hand, and on the table in front of him was a Den Den Mushi with a "charming" face.

"Master, why didn't you tell Stussy you were awake? Have you forgotten about me?"

Giger smiled slightly and said,

“Stusi, you’re the highest-ranking officer in CP0 now, why are you still acting like a little girl?”

"There's no such thing as a supreme commander in front of the master. There are just too many trivial matters here. I'm even thinking of joining the navy now!"

"Alright, you've come to see me quite a few times over the years, haven't you?"

"But I still missed the crucial moment when my master awoke! I haven't heard my master's voice for twenty-two years!"

"Now you've heard it, haven't you? Next time you can just go to Mary Geoise to see me."

"Mmm~ Master, I can't wait~"

The Den Den Mushi's imitation of Stusky's expressions was so perfect, it was practically a "little rascal," Giger couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle, saying,

"Alright, Stussy, have you found any information about the Straw Hat Pirates? Like, where are they right now?"

Upon hearing this, Stussy immediately became serious and said,

"Master, the Straw Hat Pirates are now our main focus. I just received news that they have arrived at Sabaody Archipelago, presumably to coat their ship before heading to the New World."

Giger nodded upon hearing this. It seemed that the incident of Wang Luffy beating up the Celestial Dragons was about to begin.

The Celestial Dragon he beat up was Charlos, the foolish son of the landlord.

Speaking of which, his father Roswald had quite a history with Giger. Back then, he personally went to Giger to apologize and even offered him three Devil Fruits.

It can only be said that like father, like son. The hobby of this father and son is collecting slaves. However, ever since Roswald met Gigg on the Red Line, he has developed a psychological trauma and no longer wants to wander around the slave market on the Red Line.

Now, if he wants to buy slaves again, he only goes to Sabaody Archipelago.

Just as Giger was thinking, there was a knock on the door, and Ginny's voice came through.

"Brother Jig, something's happened! A Celestial Dragon was killed by the Straw Hat Pirates in Sabaody Archipelago!"

Giger raised an eyebrow, hung up the Den Den Mushi, and darted to the door. He opened it, looked at Ginny, and said...

"Ginny, you mean a Celestial Dragon has died?"

Ginny nodded vigorously and said,

"This is a message from the garrison in Sabaody. Sengoku is urgently mobilizing troops to Sabaody, led by Borsalino!"

No sooner had Ginny finished speaking than a golden light flashed, and Kizaru's figure appeared beside Ginny in a flash. He immediately spoke upon appearing.

"Gig, Sabaody..."

Giger raised his hand to stop him, and said in a deep voice,

“Ginny has already told me that you don’t need to go. I will go to Chambord myself.”

Upon hearing this, Kizaru immediately abandoned the mission assigned to him by Fleet Admiral Sengoku, saying...

"Okay! By the way, the Celestial Dragon who was killed was named Saint Charlos. His father and sister are still there, and their current situation is unknown!"

Swish!

With a pair of large black wings unfurled, Giger soared into the sky and vanished into the horizon in an instant.

......

Chambord Island, 31 Rue de la Paix

The once bustling and prosperous streets are now dilapidated, with a large number of naval soldiers and men in suits lying on the ground.

In the open space in the middle, Zoro held a long sword, with blood still dripping from the tip.

Not far in front of him, a man dressed like an astronaut lay in a pool of blood; it was Charles Ross.

Not long ago, Charlos was slashed in the abdomen by Zoro and died on the spot due to his extremely poor physical condition.

Zoro also defeated all of Charlos's men and the arriving Marines.

Zoro sheathed his sword, frowned, glanced around, and said...

"baffling!"

After saying that, he turned to look at Roswald, who was being protected by several slaves wearing collars, and Charlia, who had already fainted from fright.

The slaves stared at Sauron with ashen faces and trembling legs. Roswald, one hand protecting Charlia, held a golden flintlock pistol in his other hand, which was trembling.

When Zoro looked over, Roswald trembled, then shouted angrily at Zoro, seemingly to mask his fear.

"You bastard! Do you know who I am? Do you want to die?!"

Chapter 266 The Straw Hat Crew

Zoro frowned, lifted his foot and walked towards Roswald's location, clenching his fist as he went, making a series of cracking sounds.

The slave blocking Roswald's way practically screamed "Don't come any closer!" Roswald swallowed hard and was about to pull the trigger.